Which method is more suitable for screening of hemoglobinopaty
Dear Sir. Concerning your issue about the suitable method for screening of hemoglobinopaty. The hemoglobinopathies are a group of disorders passed down through families (inherited) in which there is abnormal production or structure of the hemoglobin molecule. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one such blood disorder caused by the abnormal hemoglobin that damages and deforms red blood cells. The abnormal red cells break down, causing anemia, and obstruct blood vessels, leading to recurrent episodes of severe pain and multi-organ ischemic damage. SCD affects millions of people throughout the world and is particularly common among people whose ancestors come from sub-Saharan Africa, regions in the Western Hemisphere (South America, the Caribbean, and Central America); Saudi Arabia; India; and Mediterranean countries such as Turkey, Greece and Italy. There is no widely available cure for SCD although some children have been successfully treated with blood stem cell, or bone marrow, transplants.1 However, hematopoietic stem cell transplant is not widely done for SCD, because of the difficulty in finding a matched donor. Therefore, the number of people with SCD who get transplants is low. In addition, there are several complications associated with the procedure, including death in about 5 percent of people. In SCD, clinical severity varies, ranging from mild and sometimes asymptomatic states to severe symptoms requiring hospitalization. Symptomatic treatments exist, and newborn screening (NBS) for SCD can reduce the burden of the disease on affected newborns and children. I think the following below links may help you in your analysis:
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/documents/nbs_hemoglobinopathy-testing_122015.pdf
http://www.jogc.com/article/S1701-2163(16)32975-9/pdf
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.08054.x/pdf
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Hello Dr.
The following file may be useful for you
Hemoglobinopathies: Current Practices for Screening, Confirmation and Follow-up
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/documents/nbs_hemoglobinopathy-testing_122015.pdf
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